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The United Benefice of St Paul's Drighlington and St Peter's The United Benefice of St Paul’s Drighlington and St Peter’s Gildersome The Benefice congregation at a recent United Service hosted at St Paul’s Drighlington 1 Contents: HOW WE ARRIVED AT THIS POINT: p2 How we arrived at this point In 2013 the Vicar of St Peter’s Gildersome took on the p3 The gifts, qualities and skills we pray for and added responsibility of becoming Priest in Charge of St seek in our new priest Paul’s Drighlington. p4 What we offer in return Since that time the members of the two churches have grown p5 Our Benefice and our villages together in love, fellowship and worship. We have shared p6 Our buildings and finances services, discipleship courses, parish weekends, outreach, social p7 The Living Stones—our people events and Holy Week activities. p8 Our services In late 2016 the two parishes were advised, by the Archdeacon, p9 What else goes on in our churches that they should consider becoming a United Benefice. p10, 11 Our churches in their communities p12 The vicarages The two PCCs met individually to discuss the issue and both made the decision to follow the advice given, not through worry or anxiety, but because we have come to realise that God can accomplish more through our joint ministry and that we are better Appendices: together. 1. Parish Profile: Drighlington St Paul’s The two churches are excited about the future and the creation 2. Parish Profile: Gildersome St Peter’s of the United Benefice. We are excited about where God will lead us, the plans He has to use us to shine His light and extend His Kingdom—and about becoming a benefice full of confident, effective, Spirit-filled disciples. 2 Following the retirement of our incumbent we are looking for Someone able to relate to, empathise with and be someone to come and be excited with us, work with us, lead sensitive to the needs of families, children and young us and help us discern where God is leading us and the people. pace He is setting. We are looking for: Someone who will help us use our gifts and talents effectively for God’s work and glory. Someone to help us become a Benefice full of confident Someone with the skills and experience to develop the and effective disciples of Jesus. ministries of the laity and train and nurture curates as they Someone with a passion for Jesus and a desire to preach journey from deacon to incumbent. and share the Gospel in exciting and relevant ways. Someone to help us plan and prioritise how we can make Someone with a pastoral heart. best use of the funding which will result from reduced A leader who will help us discern, develop and realise our Parish Shares. mission priorities. Someone to celebrate with us, laugh with us, cry with us, A leader of worship, comfortable with and able to embrace engage with us, go deeper in faith with us—and enjoy and value a range of worship styles. being part of our church family. A good organiser and communicator. Someone to encourage us and nurture us in our Spiritual life and development. A priest committed to parish life, who will be a visible presence in both villages. Someone with energy, who can collaborate with us and enable us to reach out to the wider community, including local schools. Someone who is innovative and enthusiastic with a big sense of humour. 3 What we offer in return: A dedicated and gifted team with a wide range of ministries, skills and abilities; eager to share the load and work alongside you, our new priest. Your health, wellbeing and development is important to us and we will ensure that you take your days off and fully use your annual leave entitlement. We will encourage and support you to attend retreats, conferences and any events which will help you re-charge your batteries. We will commit to your personal and spiritual development by providing an annual budget to assist with costs. Buildings that are in a good state of repair (see page 6) A brilliant place to live (see page 5) We ‘pull off’, with integrity, having two vibrant churches one with an excellent robed choir and a team of campanologists and the other with a full worship band. A passion and desire to put the church at the heart of our community by getting outside the buildings. An appreciation and belief that ministry belongs to the whole church, the Living Stones, and not just the priest. 4 Our Benefice and our villages: seasonal services during the year. The Benefice has a population of about 11,000, which is split Four High schools serve both communities: Bruntcliffe School (Ofsted almost evenly between the two villages. 2014 - Requires Improvement); The Morley Academy (Ofsted 2013 – The Benefice has a 2 vicarages, one in each village. Outstanding); Woodkirk High School (Ofsted 2013 – Good) and The Both churches in the Benefice operate with their own PCCs, Farnley Academy (Ofsted 2014—Outstanding) own treasurers and own finances but have formed a Joint Standing Committee in order to discuss areas of common Medical facilities are good in both parishes, with a Health Centre and interest. pharmacy in each village. Leeds General Infirmary and St James’ The Benefice is a brilliant place to live and minister with Hospital are within easy reach as are Bradford Royal Infirmary, amazing facilities and opportunities. Dewsbury General Hospital and Pinderfields Hospital. Although historically villages in their own right, the expansion of Leeds Active Parish Councils exist in both villages and three members of St and Bradford over the years now gives both Drighlington and Peter’s are councillors. Both villages have a central Meeting Hall, and a Gildersome a feeling of being in the suburbs of both cities. Both are Library, with St Paul’s members actively volunteering in theirs. Both within a couple of miles of the historic market town of Morley. villages have active sports clubs. Football, rugby league, rugby union and cricket are well represented in the area, with the clubs having junior The populations are steadily increasing as the villages have become teams. popular commuter belt locations, with several new housing developments. Drighlington has excellent golfing amenities, including both an 18 and a 6 hole course – The Manor Golf Club – where good food is served. There are regular bus services to the main cities and towns of Leeds, Local pubs are a-plenty in both villages, some serving food. Both Asian Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Halifax. The M1, M62 and M621 and Chinese cuisine is also available in the villages, along with brilliant motorways are right on the doorstep. Turn right for Lancashire and left traditional fish and chip shops. A local farm shop, ice cream parlour and for Humberside and the East coast. The beautiful surrounding garden centre border both communities. countryside of the Yorkshire Dales is easily accessible by road in less than forty minutes. You’re five minutes away from a Costa Coffee at Good parochial relationships exist in Drighlington with the Methodist Birstall Retail Park, where you can also eat in a variety of restaurants, or Church and an independent evangelical church, whilst Gildersome has watch the latest film in the Showcase Luxe Cinema complex. Retail the oldest established Baptist community in Yorkshire, as well as a therapy is on hand in Next, M&S, Toys R ’Us or W H Smiths – all within Methodist Church, and Quaker Meeting House. the same complex. The White Rose Shopping Centre is only 3 miles Both villages are mentioned in the Domesday Book and Drighlington is and Leeds and Bradford Airport less than half an hour away. famous as the site of the English Civil War Battle of Adwalton Moor Gildersome has two Primary schools – Gildersome Primary and Nursery fought on 30 June 1643. (Ofsted 2013—Good), and Birchfield Primary School (Ofsted 2014— Good). Drighlington is served by Drighlington Primary School (Ofsted 2013—Good) All three schools welcome church contacts and attend 5 Our buildings: St Peter’s Both buildings (St Paul’s and St Peter’s) are in an excellent state The Church has just celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the of repair and décor. Both buildings are used flexibly and have consecration of the ‘new’ St Peter’s building. various rooms of different sizes and capacities. Both are Completed in 1992 and winning the Leeds Award for available for community use and host a wide range of events. Architecture, the building complex represents an encampment of Both buildings have good toilets, including disabled facilities. tents, with the largest—used as our main worship area—being octagonal, as was St Peter’s home on the shores of Lake St Paul’s Galilee. This space has a baptistery. The Church was fully re-ordered to a very high standard in 2009 Major roof renovation and repairs were completed very recently at a cost of £320,000 and extensive remedial work to the roof, at a cost of £72,000 funded by WREN, small grants and direct stonework and windows, funded by English Heritage and other giving. smaller grant awarding bodies, was completed recently at a cost There are costed plans to refurbish the toilets, office and hall of £250,000. during the Summer. The Church has a maintenance plan and a Maintenance Fund The Church has a Buildings Manager, a maintenance group and which are overseen by the wardens and PCC. a maintenance budget. Our finances: St Peter’s: In 2015 we ran a highly Both parishes undertook stewardship campaigns in successful stewardship initiative which 2015.
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